Athletics Hall of Fame
Spencer Boyd, nicknamed Curly, represented North Georgia as a standout men’s basketball player from 1958-60 and capped his two-year career as a 1,000-point scorer (1,014 points) in just two seasons of wearing the Blue and White. He was named North Georgia’s Most Valuable Player in both of his seasons and following his senior year was named the Atlanta Tip-Off Club Player of the Year, landing a spot on the Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Georgia team. Boyd was a two-time Georgia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GIAC) All-Conference selection and finished his senior season as the state’s leading scorer in all divisions after scoring 29.7 points per contest, which still stands as the school’s single season record for scoring average. The single season scoring average led all of NAIA in scoring and was third nationally in all collegiate divisions. The Porterdale, Georgia native would go on to serve with distinction in the United States Army for two years as a Commissioned Officer before retiring from the Newton County School System after a successful career as an educator and coach.
